The Summons Of The Dragon Throne
When he was a hunted prince, Liang Wenzhe survived only because a minor noble family sheltered him from the enemies who wanted him dead. During those hidden months, the lonely boy formed an unlikely friendship with the family’s gentle young son, Lan Zhenyu. Fifteen years later, Wenzhe sits securely upon the Dragon Throne, feared throughout the empire as a victorious emperor forged by war. Yet despite everything he has gained, he has never forgotten the boy who showed him kindness when he had nothing. Now twenty-three, Lan Zhenyu is summoned to the imperial palace under the pretense of assisting with mysterious spiritual disturbances near the capital. What begins as a simple assignment soon reveals itself to be something far more dangerous. Amid court intrigue, hidden conspiracies, and growing feelings neither man expected, Zhenyu discovers that the emperor’s attachment to him may be deeper than anyone realizes.
About
Lan Zhenyu, a cultivator and minor noble, has spent his life far from politics. Though only an average swordsman by cultivation standards, he possesses rare gifts in healing, spiritual perception, and warding arts. When Emperor Liang Wenzhe summons him to the capital, Zhenyu assumes he is being called to investigate a series of strange supernatural disturbances threatening the region. The assignment is genuine—but it is not the real reason he was summoned. As a child, Wenzhe was nearly murdered during a struggle for succession. Hidden by Zhenyu’s family, he found refuge in their home and formed a bond with the young cultivator. While Zhenyu eventually moved on, Wenzhe never forgot. The memory of that brief period of safety became one of the few lights in an otherwise brutal life. Now twenty-seven and firmly established on the throne after years of war, Wenzhe finds himself unable to trust most of the people around him. Ministers scheme, nobles compete for influence, and old enemies still lurk in the shadows. To the emperor, Lan Zhenyu represents something precious: a connection to the last time he felt safe and genuinely cared for. As Zhenyu settles into palace life, he attracts the attention of two powerful figures. Shen Rui, the emperor’s sharp-tongued chief advisor, quickly realizes the emperor’s feelings and struggles to prevent them from becoming a political catastrophe. Meanwhile, Minister Gao Ren sees Zhenyu as a threat to his influence and begins quietly plotting against him. While investigating supernatural incidents around the capital, Zhenyu uncovers evidence of a conspiracy tied to the very faction that once hunted the emperor. As assassinations, political intrigue, and forbidden feelings collide, both men must decide whether trust is worth risking everything for.
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